Agreement
ENCLOSURE 1 122
made the 20th
day of December.
One thousand eight hundred and ninety nine Between His
C.O.
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Between His Excellency
Sir Henry Arthur Blake G. C. M. G...
Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies,
for aud on behalf of Our Sovereign Lady VICTORIA (hereinafter referred to as "the
Lessor") of the one part, and Chau Kwai Chice and Lai Hok Trun both of victoria in the Colony of Hong Kong Traders (hereinafter referred to as the "Lessee")
of the other part WITNESSETH; that the Lessor hereby agrees to let and the
covered by the sea. Lessee agree to take All that piece or parcel of ground situate, lying and being off the Eastern shore of the Island of Lan Tav in the Colony of Hong Kong -particularly delineated and described on the plan hereunto
as more
annexed and thereon coloured red which said piece
piece or parcel of ground is registered in the Land Office as Lantão Marine Lot No. 2. in the names of the said Chau Kwai Chin and Lai Hoh Tsun
-square feet and is more particularly
delineated and described on the plan hereunto annexed and thereon coloured red for
the term of Five years from the 7th day of October
one thousand eight hundred and ninety Nineat the yearly rental of three hundred dollars by equal half-yearly payments on the Twenty- fourth day of June and the Twenty-fifth day of December in every year free and clear of all Taxes, Rates, charges, assessments, deductions whatsoever charged upon or in respect of the said premises, a proportion of the first half-yearly payment of